2017 Chicago Fire season
Chicago Fire 2017 soccer season
June 24 game against Orlando City SC The 2017 Chicago Fire season was the club's 19th year of existence, as well as their 20th season in Major League Soccer , the top-flight of American soccer. The Fire reached the playoffs for the first time since 2012 , losing in the knockout round.
Current squad
As of September 27, 2017. Source: Chicago Fire official roster
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of Birth (Age)
Previous Club
Player Notes
Goalkeepers
1
Jorge Bava
GK
(1981-08-02 ) August 2, 1981 (age 43)
Atlético Bucaramanga
International
28
Matt Lampson
GK
(1989-09-06 ) September 6, 1989 (age 35)
Columbus Crew
30
Stefan Cleveland
GK
(1994-05-25 ) May 25, 1994 (age 30)
University of Louisville
Loaned Out
45
Richard Sánchez
GK
(1994-05-05 ) May 5, 1994 (age 30)
Tigres UANL
Defenders
3
Brandon Vincent
D
(1994-05-01 ) May 1, 1994 (age 30)
Stanford Cardinal
4
Johan Kappelhof
D
(1990-08-05 ) August 5, 1990 (age 34)
FC Groningen
International
5
Michael Harrington
D
(1986-01-24 ) January 24, 1986 (age 38)
Colorado Rapids
16
Jonathan Campbell
D
(1993-06-27 ) June 27, 1993 (age 31)
North Carolina Tar Heels
22
Patrick Doody
D
(1992-04-22 ) April 22, 1992 (age 32)
Indiana Hoosiers
Homegrown
25
Jorge Luis Corrales
D
(1991-05-20 ) May 20, 1991 (age 33)
Tulsa Roughnecks
Loaned Out
26
Christian Dean
D
(1993-03-14 ) March 14, 1993 (age 31)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
33
Matej Dekovic
D
(1993-09-19 ) September 19, 1993 (age 31)
University of North Carolina Charlotte
International,Loaned out
66
João Meira
D /M
(1987-04-30 ) April 30, 1987 (age 37)
Belenenses
International
Midfielders
2
Matt Polster
M
(1993-06-08 ) June 8, 1993 (age 31)
SIU Edwardsville Cougars
6
Dax McCarty
M
(1987-04-30 ) April 30, 1987 (age 37)
New York Red Bulls
7
John Goossens
M
(1988-07-25 ) July 25, 1988 (age 36)
FC Voluntari
International,
12
Arturo Álvarez
M
(1985-06-28 ) June 28, 1985 (age 39)
Videoton FC
13
Brandt Bronico
M
(1995-06-20 ) June 20, 1995 (age 29)
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Loaned out
14
Djordje Mihailovic
M
(1998-11-10 ) November 10, 1998 (age 26)
Chicago Fire Academy
Homegrown
15
Joey Calistri
M
(1993-11-20 ) November 20, 1993 (age 31)
Northwestern Wildcats
Homegrown,Loaned out
17
Collin Fernandez
M
(1997-02-13 ) February 13, 1997 (age 27)
Chicago Fire Academy
Homegrown,Loaned out
18
Drew Conner
M
(1994-02-18 ) February 18, 1994 (age 30)
Wisconsin Badgers
Homegrown
19
Juninho
M
(1989-01-08 ) January 8, 1989 (age 36)
Club Tijuana
Loaned in
20
Daniel Johnson
M
(1995-09-08 ) September 8, 1995 (age 29)
University of Louisville
31
Bastian Schweinsteiger
M
(1984-08-01 ) August 1, 1984 (age 40)
Manchester United
Designated Player,
Forwards
8
Michael de Leeuw
F
(1986-10-07 ) October 7, 1986 (age 38)
FC Groningen
International
9
Luis Solignac
F
(1991-02-16 ) February 16, 1991 (aged 25)
Colorado Rapids
International
10
David Arshakyan
F
(1994-08-16 ) August 16, 1994 (age 30)
FK Trakai
International
11
David Accam
F /M
(1990-09-28 ) September 28, 1990 (age 34)
Helsingborgs IF
Designated Player
23
Nemanja Nikolić
F
(1987-12-31 ) December 31, 1987 (age 37)
Legia Warsaw
Designated Player,
Player movement
In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Date
Player
Position
Previous Club
Notes
Ref
November 23, 2016
Arturo Álvarez M
Chicago Fire Exercised option
[ 1]
November 23, 2016
Joey Calistri M
Chicago Fire Exercised option
[ 1]
November 23, 2016
Jonathan Campbell D
Chicago Fire Exercised option
[ 1]
November 23, 2016
Drew Conner M
Chicago Fire Exercised option
[ 1]
November 23, 2016
Patrick Doody D
Chicago Fire Exercised option
[ 1]
November 23, 2016
Sean Johnson GK
Chicago Fire Exercised option
[ 1]
November 23, 2016
Matt Lampson GK
Chicago Fire Exercised option
[ 1]
November 23, 2016
Matt Polster M
Chicago Fire Exercised option
[ 1]
November 23, 2016
Brandon Vincent D
Chicago Fire Exercised option
[ 1]
December 20, 2016
Nemanja Nikolić F
Legia Warsaw Acquired via transfer as a Designated Player , signed a three-year deal
[ 2]
January 5, 2017
Luis Solignac F
Chicago Fire Re-signed with the club after initially having his option declined on November 23, 2016; signed to a two-year contract with an option for a third
[ 1] [ 3]
January 7, 2017
Jorge Bava GK
Atlético Bucaramanga Signed as a Discovery Player to a one-year deal with options for 2018 and 2019
[ 4]
January 16, 2017
Dax McCarty M
New York Red Bulls Acquired in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money ($200,000 in 2017 allocation funds and $200,000 for 2018); signed one-year contract with two one-year options
[ 5]
January 27, 2017
Djordje Mihailovic M
Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player
[ 6]
January 30, 2017
Daniel Johnson M
University of Louisville Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 11th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft
[ 7] [ 8]
January 30, 2017
Stefan Cleveland GK
University of Louisville Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 26th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft
[ 7] [ 8]
February 27, 2017
Brandt Bronico M
University of North Carolina Charlotte Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 47th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft
[ 9] [ 10]
February 27, 2017
Matej Dekovic D
University of North Carolina Charlotte Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 69th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft
[ 9] [ 10]
March 21, 2017
Bastian Schweinsteiger M
Manchester United Signed as a Designated Player to a one-year deal with a mutual option for at least one year
[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
August 9, 2017
Christian Dean D
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Acquired in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money , $50,000 of conditional Targeted Allocation Money in the event he starts 12 or more 2018 regular season matches, and a percentage of any future transfer fees; signed a one-year deal with two-year club options
[ 14]
August 11, 2017
Richard Sánchez G
Tigres UANL Signed a one-year contract with options for 2018 and 2019 after being acquired 6th overall in the Allocation Order
[ 15]
September 14, 2017
Jorge Luis Corrales D
Tulsa Roughnecks Signed a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks
[ 16]
Out
Date
Player
Position
Destination Club
Notes
Ref
November 23, 2016
Răzvan Cociș M
None
Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected
[ 1]
November 23, 2016
Eric Gehrig D
None
Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected; retired and was named Chicago Fire assistant coach on February 15, 2017
[ 1] [ 17]
November 23, 2016
Nick LaBrocca M
None
Contract option was not exercised, eligible for free agency
[ 1]
November 23, 2016
Patrick McLain GK
Orlando City SC Contract option was not exercised, selected by Orlando City SC in the Re-Entry Draft
[ 1] [ 18]
November 23, 2016
Alex Morrell M
Tampa Bay Rowdies Contract option was not exercised, signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies on December 29, 2016
[ 1] [ 19]
November 23, 2016
Rodrigo Ramos D
Coritiba Loan expired
[ 1]
November 23, 2016
Michael Stephens M
San Francisco Deltas Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected; signed with San Francisco Deltas on January 6
[ 1] [ 20]
November 23, 2016
Khaly Thiam M
MTK Budapest Loan expired
[ 1]
December 11, 2016
Sean Johnson GK
New York City FC Traded to Atlanta United FC for General Allocation Money ; Atlanta then traded him to New York City FC in exchange for General Allocation Money and Targeted Allocation Money
[ 21] [ 22]
Players selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraft , but ultimately not signed: forward Guillermo Delgado (27th overall, second round, from University of Delaware ).[ 8] [ 23]
Trialists released in the preseason: midfielder Miguel Alvarado ,[ 24] [ 23] Chad Barson ,[ 25] Drew Beckie ,[ 27] [ 23] Juan Pablo Caffa ,[ 24] [ 23] Chris Konopka ,[ 24] [ 23] Mihajlo Miskovic (Chicago Fire Academy),[ 27] [ 24] Boyd Okwuonu [ 27] [ 23] Taylor Peay ,[ 23] [ 25] Ryan Taylor .[ 28]
Trialists who joined the team during the season but were not signed: forward Maximilian Beister ,[ 29] Justin Bilyeu ,[ 30] [ 31] Alessandro Diamanti ,[ 32] Michael Schulze ,[ 33] [ 34]
Loans
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
In
Date
Player
Position
Loaned from
Notes
Ref
December 23, 2016
Juninho M
Club Tijuana Signed on loan to a one-year contract with options to purchase the player outright or extend the contract; Fire sent general allocation money, 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural selection second round pick and the No. 3 spot in the Allocation Ranking Order to Minnesota United FC in exchange for the No. 2 spot used to acquire the player (No. 1 spot holder passed)
[ 35]
Out
Date
Player
Position
Loaned to
Notes
Return
Ref
March 15, 2017
Joey Calistri M
Tulsa Roughnecks Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time.
[ 36] [ 37]
March 15, 2017
Matej Dekovic D
Tulsa Roughnecks Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time.
[ 36]
March 15, 2017
Collin Fernandez M
Tulsa Roughnecks Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time.
[ 36]
May 13, 2017
Brandt Bronico M
Tulsa Roughnecks The Tulsa Roughnecks tweeted out a starting lineup that included Bronico, confirming that he'd been loaned to the club. He returned in early June.
[ 38]
May 23, 2017
Stefan Cleveland GK
Tulsa Roughnecks Nelson Rodriguez announced that Cleveland would be leaving for Tulsa following the May 25 game against FC Dallas . Following the injury of Jorge Bava , he was called back in.
June 2017
[ 39]
July 14, 2017
Patrick Doody D
St. Louis FC St. Louis announced that they'd acquired Doody on loan.
July 2017
[ 40]
September 14, 2017
Jorge Luis Corrales D
Tulsa Roughnecks Signed a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks
[ 16]
Technical staff
Position
Staff
General Manager
Head Coach
Veljko Paunović
Assistant Coach
Marko Mitrović
Assistant Coach
Eric Gehrig
Goalkeeper Coach
Aleksandar Sarić
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Raphael Fevre
Director of Scouting
Matt Pearson
Video Analyst
Nenad Babic
Manager of Team and Soccer Operations
Alex Boler
Equipment Manager
Brian Sauer
Assistant Equipment Manager
Juan Arreola
Head Athletic Trainer
Steven Purcell
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Reade Whitney
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Joshua Blomgren, D.O.
Head Orthopedic Officer
Dr. Brian Forsythe, M.D.
Physical Therapist
Ryan Perry
Standings
Eastern Conference table
Overall table
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) MLS Cup Champion;
(S) Supporters' Shield
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
34
55
16
11
7
61
47
+14
12
2
3
41
14
+27
4
9
4
20
33
−13
Last updated: October 22, 2017 Source: MLSsoccer.com standings Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Match results
Win Tie Loss
Preseason
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06 )
Major League Soccer
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05 ), unless posted otherwise
MLS Cup Playoffs
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05 )
U.S. Open Cup
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05 )
Squad statistics
Games Played
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MLS
Playoffs
Open Cup
Total
Starts
Apps
Minutes
Starts
Apps
Minutes
Starts
Apps
Minutes
Starts
Apps
Minutes
1
GK
URU
Jorge Bava
8
8
720
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
720
2
MF
USA
Matt Polster
21
22
1,769
1
1
90
1
2
152
23
25
2,011
3
DF
USA
Brandon Vincent
26
27
2,341
1
1
90
2
2
210
29
30
2,641
4
DF
NED
Johan Kappelhof
33
33
2,881
1
1
90
2
2
210
36
36
3,181
5
DF
USA
Michael Harrington
9
9
798
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
798
6
MF
USA
Dax McCarty
28
28
2,465
1
1
90
1
1
58
30
30
2,613
7
MF
NED
John Goossens
1
1
89
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
89
8
FW
NED
Michael de Leeuw
26
30
2,189
0
0
0
2
2
192
28
32
2,381
9
FW
ARG
Luis Solignac
26
33
2,153
1
1
90
1
2
161
28
36
2,404
10
FW
ARM
David Arshakyan
0
7
27
0
1
20
0
0
0
0
8
47
11
MF/FW
GHA
David Accam
24
30
2,177
1
1
90
0
0
0
25
31
2,267
12
MF
SLV
Arturo Álvarez
13
25
1,084
0
1
20
2
2
210
15
28
1,314
13
MF
USA
Brandt Bronico
0
4
53
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
53
14
MF
USA
Djordje Mihailovic
7
17
732
1
1
65
0
1
33
7
18
830
15
MF
USA
Joey Calistri
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
DF
USA
Jonathan Campbell
8
24
919
0
0
0
2
2
210
10
26
1,129
17
MF
USA /PER
Collin Fernandez
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
MF
USA
Drew Conner
8
21
882
0
0
0
2
2
135
10
23
1,017
19
MF
BRA
Juninho
17
21
1,528
1
1
70
2
2
210
20
24
1,808
20
MF
USA
Daniel Johnson
0
8
125
0
0
0
1
2
75
1
9
200
22
DF
USA
Patrick Doody
7
7
629
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
629
23
FW
HUN
Nemanja Nikolić
34
34
2,946
1
1
90
1
1
120
36
36
3,156
25
DF
CUB
Jorge Luis Corrales
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
DF
USA
Christian Dean
2
3
220
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
220
28
GK
USA
Matt Lampson
24
24
2,160
1
1
90
2
2
210
27
27
2,460
30
GK
USA
Stefan Cleveland
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
MF
GER
Bastian Schweinsteiger
23
24
1,993
0
1
25
1
1
120
24
25
2,138
33
DF
CRO
Matej Dekovic
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
1
4
45
GK
MEX
Richard Sánchez
2
2
180
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
180
66
DF/MF
POR
João Meira
27
30
2,412
1
1
70
0
0
0
27
30
2,482
Goalkeeping Statistics
Goalscoring and Assisting Record
Updated to match played on October 22, 2017.MLSsoccer.com statistics – 2017 Chicago Fire
Disciplinary record
Updated to match played on October 22, 2017.MLSsoccer.com statistics – 2017 Chicago Fire
Awards
MLS End of Year Awards
MLS Player of the Month
MLS Player of the Week
MLS Team of the Week
MLS Goal of the Week
National team call-ups
El Salvador Arturo Álvarez
Friendly vs Canada , October 8 (Started, played 89 minutes)[ 41] Ghana David Accam
United States Dax McCarty
vs Panama , July 8 (Started, played 90 minutes)
vs Martinique , July 12 (Subbed on, played four minutes)
vs Nicaragua , July 15 (Started, played 90 minutes)
vs El Salvador , July 19 (Did not play)
vs Costa Rica , July 22 (Subbed on, played five minutes)
vs Jamaica , July 26 (Subbed on, played one minute) Matt Polster
Kits
Type
Shirt
Shorts
Socks
Info
Home
Red
Red
Red
[ 49] [ 50]
Away
Gray
Gray
Gray
[ 51] [ 52]
Primary kit
According to the league's bi-annual rotation of kits the primary kit carried over from the previous season. It was originally unveiled on January 25, 2016. The jersey features an all-red design with the return of the iconic white bar across the chest. The Chicago city flag embossed on the lower front for the jersey's jock tag.[ 49] [ 50]
Secondary kit
The new secondary kit has been unveiled by the club on February 6, 2017. It's gray color is based on the same tone as the center of the club's logo. The jersey has the high V-neck collar and features blue numbers, names and trim, with red accents and "EST. 1997" on jock tag. The back neck tape has crossed axes, as the primary kit. Six-pointed stars from Chicago city flag are placed on the sleeve trim as well as socks.[ 51] [ 52]
Draft pick trades
Picks acquired:
Picks traded:
2017 MLS SuperDraft natural first round pick (No. 3) to New York City FC in exchange for $250,000 in General Allocation Money.[ 54] 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural second round pick to Columbus Crew SC in exchange for the Discovery Priority on Khaly Thiam . Pursuant to the trade agreement, if Thiam started in 12 or more 2016 MLS regular season games, or if his loan was extended or successfully converted into a transfer following the 2016 season, Columbus would receive General Allocation Money instead of the SuperDraft pick.[ 58] Minnesota United FC , together with the No. 3 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order, and general allocation money in exchange for the No. 2 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order. Chicago Fire used its allocation ranking to acquire midfielder Juninho (No. 1 spot holder Atlanta United FC passed on the player).[ 35] 2018 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Portland Timbers in exchange for the No. 6 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order, which it then used to sign goalkeeper Richard Sánchez (all previous holders opted not to sign him); if he starts at least five games, Portland receives the Fire's natural second round pick- if he doesn't, they receive the natural third round pick[ 15]
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